DE LA CRUZ QUIROZ, REYNALDO

I work on the spore production of filamentous fungi (biological control agents) under solid state fermentation systems. Mainly generating information about A) Optimal conditions of production, B) high spore concentration and C) Long shelf life of spores. I have experience on the managing of filamentous fungi such as: Trichoderma, Verticillium, Nomuraea, Paecilomyces, Metarhizium, Isaria and Beauveria. I participated in the development and management of technology transfer projects with the aim of improving and ensuring competitiveness based on knowledge, increasing the human, structural and relational capital of organizations. Conducting links between client companies and research centers, based on the need. In addition, I have experience in valorization of agro-industrial wastes (pomegranate peel, corn cob, coconut fiber, sugar cane bagasse, wheat bran, etc.), for the production of fungal biological control agents (Trichoderma harzianum, T. asperellum, T. longibranchiatum, T. yunannense, etc.) mainly using the techniques of solid state fermentation. Under such conditions it is possible to obtain spores, enzymes (cellulases, chitinases, lipases, amylases, proteases, etc.) and other metabolites (pigments, antibiotics, aromatics, etc.). In addition to this I have also worked with teams of liquid and gas chromatography and mass spectrometer. This was on protein purification and identification of volatile and nonvolatile compounds.